Anaphylaxis

I firmly believe it has a lot to do with all the chemical cleaning products that get used so much it can also be the chemicals in foods nowadays and sprays and stuff used on growing food in the fields I think all our immune systems take a beating

A close friend who died of leukaemia read up about a particular crop spray that was believed to be linked to the illness she knew she had been in Jamaica when everyone was told to stay indoors with the windows shut one day because of the crop spraying and yes after doing research she found it was the same chemical used she died a year later she had only just got married to her second husband

More children seem to be developing allergies these days. I wonder why?
Personally, I've become severely allergic to some pollens which I used to be able to tolerate before.

My little DG2 who is 15mnths has just started showing allergies. There is none of this in either family.
He is allergic to peanuts, cashews, hazlenuts and now eggs as well.
DD decided to see about lentils as he had started being sick after eating them. She cooked a few and put them on his forearm and there was a a reaction. (In retrospect probably not a good idea.)

She is already registered with an allergy clinic at the childrens hospital but I know she if finding it hard at the moment.
So far he does not seem bothered and bounces around as he has always done. This is going to be a big learning curve for mum and Dad.I know nothing about this.

DGC go to a nut free school and you would think I would be very conscious of this as my eldest DS has a nut allergy but last week I. Nearly sent the twins off with a small Battenburg cake as a treat.It just shows how. easy it is not to think .l felt awful.

My d in l made the little one an egg free birthday cake and decorated it with Smarties. He would only eat the Smarties and we ate the cake

It's heart breaking as it has just an impact on their lives. The thing is, the ice-cream may not contain egg- but may well be contaminated by the server or the serving spoon, etc. Had just too many scares in restaurants- so easiest just to avoid.

We've bought a bread making machine and make sre we never ever mix any egg products in it- for when he comes to stay- and we have a great collection of egg free cakes and biscuits. But it's such a shame he can't go on school, sport, scout trips and sleep overs etc, unless one of the parents can go with to cook. Fine until now, but he will soon be a secondary school and a teenager- and its going to get a whole lot more difficult.

Our 3 year old GS too has an allergy to egg, sesame, some types of fish. As well as horrid eczema.

When we take the two boys out for lunch I take mashed potato in a small wide flask, baked beans in a small plastic case and a handful of grated cheese. He can have an ice cream with his brother but I still ask to see the ingredients. The cheaper the ice cream the better, the more expensive sometimes has egg in it.

All his clothes are washed in special detergent.

I do feel sorry for all these children with allergies.

Our GS, aged 10 soon, is severely allergic to egg- even minute traces. That means never eating out, and mostly no 'convenience' foods- everything has to be homemade. In the UK, Waitrose is very good with allergy info- and we know which bread to buy to be garanteed egg free. Here in France we can only buy pitta bread- and although the bread at the baker's contains no egg, it is made where egg products like cake and tarts are made and could contaminate.

It means packed lunches for school- and no school or sport/scout trips without one of the parents being with him to cook on a separate stove and taking all implements with- it means leaving all birthday parties when it's tea-time, etc. Its very very difficult- and he has to have epipens and antihistamines with all the time. It also means GD, who may not be allergic has to follow same regime. We make all foods from scratch- and fish and chips with garateed eggfree breadcrumb with yogurt coating to make crumbs stick. He is such a wonderful young man- and it seems he now won't grow out of it as we and the hospital/specialists hoped- and him going to secondary school next year is a real worry- as he will have to deal with his epipen on his own- and the dangers of contamination from other children will be much greater.

I agree, I think it is possible for children to grow into and out of various allergies. It is all very worrying whilst they have them, but treatment is available for some, and as has been said others just seem to disappear with time, perhaps the natural immune system takes over. Doesn't stop the worry, though, does it, unfortunately.Shame about the transference of the fear of wasps and bees ann, they are horrible things when they are angry, and why on earth some wasps will sting without provocation, I do not know. Useful for the environment of course.

My DiL found out she had a very serious reaction to wasp stings when she was about 40. Sher could not remember being stung before so it may always have been there. She was taken to hospital 3 times in one summer and the last time was veryserious as her throat closed up. She went to Manchester RI once a month for 3 years to be desensitized. She still carries epipens every where but is so scared of wasps and bees she has transferred it to her children.

Yes, allergies can develop all the time.Some of DGD's (she is 8 years old) allergies do seem to cleared up and no new ones have developed over the last year, but we have to dea with allergies to sesame, almonds, salmon, but not other fish

Scary stuff. I do not remember children having allergies like this when I was a child.

A supply teacher at the local village school died in class in front of the children a few years back - we think the oil seed rape in a local field triggered off a reaction. She had an epipen in her car, but had told no-one about her allergies. It was a dreadful thing to happen - she was a young mother. It is very important that everyone who has contact with people with allergies is aware of the drill and where to find the epipen.

I am glad that your GS is OK now ga.

VERY unusual. Not likely. DIL has had severe allergy problems all her life..so is monitored quite closely. Once again very unusual...don't worry...

It is VERY unusual. DIL has had severe allergies all her life. Funny they abated when she was pregnant...a drastic cure!!! Not one recommended for your grandson...

Oh belladonna - just read your post and hoping that my grandson doesn't develop that!! It sounds so difficult to deal with.

hilda it's very reassuring to read that your granddaughter has outgrown the allergy problem, especially as it was so severe. I shall take hope from that.

This is my grandson's second brush with anaphylaxis and it sounds as though the doctors are quite worried as each time the reactions have been very severe, but have manifested themselves differently. The first time he went into shock and had to be resuscitated in the ambulance whereas last night he had a rash that got worse and worse before the wheezing started. I don't think the tests he had last time were really comprehensive as they were only looking for what had triggered that particular attack - I hope they will test for all and sundry this time.

Does anyone know how decisions are made about what to to test for?

My grandsons both have asthma too and at times that in itself can be quite frightening.

My DIL has a roulette allergy meaning she can be allergic to anything randomly.She carries an epi pen ,takes her own food to restaurants !!! They don't eat out very often...can't go on flights.Life is very difficult!.Hope GD does not inherit, although she is developing some food allergies. Sympathies to you and hope life gets easier for your family .

My DGD had an egg allergy, discovered when she first tasted egg at 8 months old. She then went on to develop asthma, and an allergy to tree nuts. At the allergy clinic my DD was told that one almond would kill her. She had epipens to take to school, and keep at home. Here's a glimmer of hope for you grannyactivist, my DGD is now allergy free although she still has asthma which is seasonal. She is 9 years old now.
My DD thinks that all this stems from when DGD was a newborn. She had a hospital acquired staphylococcus infection which caused skin lesions. She was hospitalised and given intravenous antibiotics. My DD is convinced that this disrupted her immune system, which has now started to right itself.
I hope your little DGS is better soon, and that as he grows his allergies will lessen. Be vigilant, it's all you can do.

Yes, I think it is quite common grannya sadly. I'm not 'medical' but I've suffered for many years with intolerances, not allergies, so I've done a lot of reading on the subject. It's not easy.
Hope the little one is recovering

I developed an egg yolk allergy in my 20s. Allergy to cats at about 11 years ( contact with cats, I don't eat them)